Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-27
GEORGIA.

for the Flint.
GEORGIA.
&c. Meinzer, contemplates building a
cigar factory at Griffin.
Athens will probably spend Sis, 900 or
$50, 900 on the streets next year.
At Rome Tuesday Capt. l. d. Gflliard
sold a hog. the net weight of which was
465 pounds,
Every week new citizens move into
Athens. The city now has over 10000
population.
j. W. Hendou, late of Thompson. has
moved to Athens. and Will open a stock of
groceries in the Eherhart store house, on
Prince Rvenue.
The Urited States Automatic Water
Cutoff Company. Of Atlanta, has been
granted leave 10 increase the capital
stock from $4,000 to 100000.
W. &. WILDLY will soon leave the At
lsnta Journal to take charge of an Attain
ia bureau for the Augu sra Evening News
and the DeKsib County News.
The superintendent saws The quaran-
tined street car stock at Athens are al
ri ht. but the city viii not release them
a. vet. tor il Is deemed best to use every
precautlon.
A movement Is on foot 10 mold another
electloa in Clarke county on the proAihi-
ton issue. so soon the law allows II
10 thought that the necessary petition
can oe 5 cured.
The Atlanta Rifles have begun regular
drilling TO prepare themselves for the
national Prize drill in Washington, y. G.,
in MAY next. They have squad drtlls
every night. AMI company drills Monday
and Friday nights.
The Seminole Blood Purifier Company,
Of Atlanta, has been incorporated. The
incOrp ratOrs arc: ". W. Richards, !.
n. Harris. J. r. Tolesou. T. :. Fowler,
J. F. Lester and T. j. Felier. rhe capl-
al stock is $4,000, divided into shares OF
500 each.
At Macon a bullet from an Alabama
sling has KILLED beautiful peacock that
people passing by the = sidance Of D..
John INGALLS, have admired. The bird was
a great pet with the doctor, ard il may
be put down for tsct that he now has no
love for an Alabama sling.
The cornerstone OF the rev court
house at Americas Will BE- laid on Feb Q
with appropriate ceremonies. Tae
Masonic lodge Of Americas VIII take
part, and it Is thOught that lodges from
other cities, or delegates from them. will
also assist in the ceremony.
A dispatch was received at Atlanta
Tuesday rom Attorney General Auder-
son AT Macon, stating that the Macon
bar desired that the day for presenting
the Whttle memorial resolutions in tue
Supreme Court b POSTPONED, and that a
day would be liked hereafter.
The new court house at Lexington will
be fOisded this week and formally turned
r-er TO the county. when the officers will
move therein. 1t is the handsome-t
building in that section Of the State, and
will cost, when completed and the
grounds are graded, about S25, 900.
The Hampton Enterprise has changed
hands. majority OF the stock being Sc
cured by Capt. W. 7. Irwin. an old veter-
an OF the press, W o assumes control as
managing editor, Messrs. Nc Dowell and
Thrash both retiring. The paper will be
greatly enlarged a1d changed TO a semi
weekly soon.
WV. Kimsey, postmaster at Diamond.
Gilmer county, was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Finley Tuesday, at the instance
OF Inspector >tu0bS, charged wJl rIfllug
valuable letters. He mad an examination
before Commissioner Bledsoe, at ElliJay.
and IN default OF $500 bond was ordered
committed 10 Fulton county jail.
Last Fnddy Capt John White. OF Clarke
county, was in turkey blind, when a
drove OF fine birds came to the bait. The
bilrd was built very cramped, and Capt.
W nite fred his gun without putting II to
a..
knocking him in the eve aud inf letting a
-pain'r; wound. The shot, however, GOT
three turkeys.
The negro convict who was shot in the
arm during the recent mutinv at Rising
Fawn. from which wound ne bI,d To
death, was the one who entered Dr. i. NJ
Holmes room at Rome, two years ago
last Christmas eve, and stole watch.
For this ana otuer offences IN Marietta
and Atlanta he was gwen term OF TWEEN.
ty-one years. He previously served a
sentence of ten years.
j. o. Perry has discontinued his sale
and livery business az Rome on account
of the foreclosure OF mortgage unon ms
stock and teams by the Ntssrs. New H.
Jams. Mr.. Perry has been IN business at
the Whitley stable for something over a
year, out, meeting wit hard luck, this
was done at his own request. The mort
gage was for $1,000, and 1t is thought the
property Will bring much more than this.
The annual report OF Supt. S!aton, OF
the Atlanta pubic schools, sets out the
following figures; There are 95 teachers
employed, IS OF whom are females. The
seating capacity OF the Soho is was 5,l5I.
and the total enrolment Of pupils during
the year {, 402. The total eXpendilu res OF
the year were S6l.657 70 aud the cost Of
tuitiOn per pupil being 5 So The replrt
OF President Joseph K. Brown urges the
necessity or additional school houses and
enlarged facilities.
At Atlanta Monday 9.year.old colored
girl. Willie Grazing, was engaged at her
home on Curtis ally, 10 assisting her
mother 10 WASH, IN the back yard, when
her clothes came In contact with the FIRE
which was boiling the kettle, aud 10 an
instant were flaming up around her face
and head. The flames were extinguished
as gu ckly a. possible by the mother. who
threw tub OF water upon her, but the
poor child Is so horribly burned that her
recovery is doubtful.
Alderman Charles Collier, OF Atlanta,
Is preparing an important ordinance.
which ne proposes to ask the General
Council to adopt al an early dav. 1t will
recommend that Eulton's Rel resenIatives
IN the General Assembly press bin be-
lore the legislature during the summer
session 70 empower the City Council 10
license saloons within The IRE limits OF
the city at 81 600 per auuum. The idea Of
the bill will be hilh license, strlct POI ice
surveillance and pure liquor.
The three barrels OF whisky that were
stolen from |. u. Crawford's distillerv At
Sunnyside last THURSDAY night, were re-.
covered Monday. TWO barrels were
found at Orange simmons, d negro that
lives on W p Wilson'S Dlac4 ahout